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Visit to friend’s airfield ends in bent Skyhawk

By NTSB · October 24, 2022 ·

The pilot’s failure to determine the airplane’s takeoff performance from an off-airport field, which resulted in an aborted takeoff and impact with a fence and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the delayed aborted takeoff.

Pilot makes forced landing in school playground

By NTSB · October 21, 2022 ·

The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

You are fighting me

By NTSB · October 19, 2022 ·

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an aborted landing and the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action.

First flight after maintenance ends in crash

By NTSB · October 17, 2022 ·

A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, as a result of an incorrectly placarded fuel selector.

Pilot mistakenly pulls mixture control instead of carb heat

By NTSB · October 14, 2022 ·

A loss of engine power due to the pilot’s inadvertent closure of the mixture control which starved the engine of fuel and resulted in a hard landing and collision with terrain.

Pilot forgets to remove tow bar before takeoff

By NTSB · October 12, 2022 ·

The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in his inadvertent departure with the tow bar connected to the nose wheel, and the low approach while returning to the airport, which allowed the tow bar to contact trees.

GA accidents drop in 2020

By General Aviation News Staff · October 10, 2022 ·

Overall accident rates were down, with sharp decreases in weather-related accidents and maneuvering accidents, which reached a 10-year low.

Plane breaks up in flight when pilot loses control

By NTSB · October 10, 2022 ·

The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control and improper recovery from an unusual attitude, which resulted in an in-flight breakup.

First landing in Wag-a-Bond goes awry

By NTSB · October 7, 2022 ·

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control on landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose-over. Contributing was the pilot’s lack of experience in the accident airplane.

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